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The Still Point: Paintings by Nancy Cadogan that celebrate the joyfulness of solitude

Creative Boom

Where The Wild Things Grow II (2021) © Nancy Cadogan. Bringing themes of literature, time and stillness to her latest series of figurative paintings, artist Nancy Cadogan 's work represents traditional domestic scenes and reminds us of the often-forgotten joyfulness of solitude. On show from 13 June at Gillian Jason in London, The Still Point celebrates the beauty of the ordinary through a female gaze, which is poignant in itself, given the gallery is the UK's first female-focused art space.

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Fresh Free Fonts – 21 New Fonts For Designers

Graphic Design Junction

New collection of fresh free fonts , 100% free download for commercial graphic design projects. High quality fonts perfect for logotype, branding, visual identity and any kind of typography artwork. This collection included sans serif fonts , script fonts , handwritten fonts and brush fonts which can make your design more professional. The following latest fonts 2022 ideal to make an creative design and perfect for any artwork.

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Bodo Sperlein’s Iconic Curvaceous Contour Chair

Design Milk

Earlier this year, designer Bodo Sperlein shared his iconic Contour Chair at Galerie Philia’s Cabinet de Virtuosites II. Part of Sperlein’s larger Contour furniture collection, it features clean curves and an organic silhouette inspired by the Art Nouveau movement. The Contour Chair brings together contemporary and timeless qualities, pushing furniture-making boundaries through the use of complex and innovative techniques.

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21 Creative Branding Visual Identity and Logo Design Examples

Graphic Design Junction

Simple, smart and modern designed corporate branding visual identity and logo design examples great for your inspiration. Business visual identity can be the most valuable asset for any company or brand. Corporate branding is what sets your business apart from your competitors and the key elements of a visual identity set is presentation folder, letterhead, envelope, compliment slip, corporate flyer and business card.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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The Perfect Fonts for Your Next Project. Get Them All for $29!

Spoon Graphics

Every designer needs a variety of typeface styles that they can rely upon for every project. Usually a collection is built slowly as new fonts are purchased on an individual basis, but on rare occasions an opportunity to acquire a comprehensive library of top quality font families with huge savings arises. The Crafty, Creative Font Collection contains 16 beautiful typefaces, each one featuring an endless selection of styles and weights to suit any design scenario.

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Arper Shares Three New Products Launching at NeoCon 2022

Design Milk

With NeoCon 2022 just around the corner, we’ve got lots of new releases to share with you in the coming weeks. Italian furnishings company Arper is getting a head start by sharing three new products from designers Doshi-Levien , Altherr Dèsile Park , and James Irvine. The brand’s philosophy is based on relationships between products and spaces, spaces and people, and people and their networks.

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Desktop Wallpaper: June 2022

Design Milk

For this month’s Designer Desktop , we’re borrowing from 3form’s new woodland-inspired Graphic Patterns Collection, a series of three patterns inspired by elements found in nature. The patterns depict rows of Aspen trees, Black Cherry leaves, and tree rings found in tree trunks. 3form designed the collection to be customizable in size and scale, so designers can magnify or minimize the repeats as they prefer.

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Torn Paper Photoshop Effect Mockup by Pixelbuddha

We And The Color

The creative people at Pixelbuddha produced this hyper-realistic torn paper effect for Adobe Photoshop. Available on Adobe Stock, with this easy-to-use Photoshop mockup by Pixelbuddha , you can add a torn paper effect to your images or designs. The PSD file is based on a high resolution of 3000 x 4500 px. It includes two design options. With a few simple clicks, you can apply the effect to your images.

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Shir Pakman sculpts 3D characters inspired by the brushstrokes of classical art

Its Nice That

Using a mix of software and techniques, the Tel Aviv-based illustrator merges traditional art with a more modern aesthetic.

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June 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Image © Nespoon. Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Open Calls. The 13th Epson International Pano Awards.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.

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Animating a short film in Photoshop

UX Collective

A technical retrospective Continue reading on UX Collective ».

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Pack of the Month: Kombucha Brand Slug Club Dives Deep Into Its Namesake For Inspiration

The Die Line

The Collected Works masterfully brings slugs into the type-dominant visual identity of Slug Club.

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Why Is Color Important When Designing Logos?

Black Bear Design

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. A logo serves as a symbolic representation of a company’s product or services. Logos play an essential role in communicating a company’s values or the ideas behind a product to a target audience. Colors are crucial in accomplishing this.

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“Genuine, unfeigned spontaneity”: exploring Jean Jullien’s portfolio

Design Week

Jean Jullien’s work is instantly recognisable. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2010, he has produced more than two thousand creations: sketchbooks, graphic designs, posters, satirical drawings, sculptures, clothing, photographs of everyday objects with added human features, oil paintings, animations, product designs, and other inventive gems.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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In Clever Stop Motion Tutorials by Omozoc, Wooden Boards Slice Like Sticks of Butter

Colossal

Stop-motion animator omozoc ( previously ) has a knack for making complex and labor-intensive processes look remarkably effortless. In a new series called Stop Motion Woodworking, planks of wood are sliced with kitchen knives, cookie cutters carve mortise holes like dough, and a bench scraper shapes tenons for the joints with the smoothness of a blade through a stick of butter.

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DutchScot puts contemporary spin on Rwandan art for African start-up Oku

Design Week

DutchScot studio has designed the brand identity for Oku with a pattern inspired by art techniques local to Rwanda. Oku is a new venture which pairs African entrepreneurs with Swiss expertise to facilitate mentorships, experience and networking opportunities. Its programme aims to enable tech-savvy African entrepreneurs to accelerate their future businesses.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Digital Marketing for Beginners

Inkbot Design

The Comprehensive Guide to Digital Marketing for Beginners. Are you looking to work on a startup but don't know how to promote it to the right audience? Unfamiliar with your competitors, and unsure how to make your mark against successful ventures? Then switch to digital marketing to survive and thrive among your rival marketers. Digital marketing is about promoting and selling products or services through online means.

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“Namm Naa La” by Photographer Charlotte Yonga

Booooooom

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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If You’re Interested in Photography in Web3, Twitter Spaces Is the Place to Start

Feature Shoot

What does Web3 mean for photographers? How should you go about pricing your NFTs? What are collectors really looking for when buying art? Why have so many photographers become art collectors themselves? Is there a place for photojournalism in the NFT space, or is it all about pretty landscapes? Twitter Spaces, created to host live talks, have the answers for new photographers hoping to navigate the world of the decentralized web.

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Cinque Terre Font by SilverStag

We And The Color

Cinque Terre, an elegant and quite unique classical serif typeface font. SilverStag is a designer who usually creates original social media templates and unique fonts. Designed just recently in 2022, Cinque Terre is the designer’s first classical serif typeface. It is equipped with a true italic version and more than 75 stylish ligatures and alternates.

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Font-Style: Italic vs. Oblique—What's the Difference?

Envato Tuts+

In this article, we take a look at the basic terms italic vs. oblique to find their true meaning and differences. . If you've used fonts, you have most likely heard the terms italic and oblique interchangeably. In this article, we'll clear up the definitions and find the differences between oblique vs. italic. If you're looking to learn more essential terms about the world of typography and design, be sure to check out The Ultimate Guide to Basic Typography.

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Pizza24

Design Everywhere

Pizza24.

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

In today’s competitive markets, how do you make sure that your content not only stands out but performs well? How can you predict whether certain design choices will result in clicks, engagement, downloads, and other drivers of ROI? Shutterstock’s Creative Insights Report (Q3) is your window into the hottest trends that are transforming the creative world.

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Could the coolest iPhone update in years arrive next week?

Creative Bloq

Make it happen, Apple.

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When Études Become Form

Design Everywhere

When Études Become Form.

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Microsoft Surface Go 3 review

Creative Bloq

The Surface Go 3 is both tablet and laptop – but doesn't quite nail either.

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When Études Become Form

Design Everywhere

When Études Become Form.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.

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ÀTRIA: A Sustainable, Four Season Outdoor Kitchen

Design Milk

Flexible, efficient, and customizable, Abimis’ sustainable outdoor kitchen, ÀTRIA , is the ideal design. It’s the brand’s first kitchen made specifically for outdoor installation, and it’s stainless steel, modular, and customizable. ÀTRIA, the result of a collaboration with Studio Delineo and Massimo Rosati , is an open kitchen configuration that’s capable of meeting the requirements of anyone cooking outside.

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When Études Become Form

Design Everywhere

When Études Become Form.

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DMTV Milkshake: Creating More Beautiful Kitchens With Material’s Eunice Byun

Design Milk

Material makes beautiful wares for the modern kitchen: a sculptural peeler that looks pulled from a Calder sketchbook, a wooden spoon (crafted from sustainably grown American walnut and European maple) so beautiful that it ended up on the Today show. Every good kitchen deserves Material – a sentiment shared by no less a tastemaker than Oprah Winfrey, who included Material’s knives on her hugely coveted “favorite things” list of 2021.

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Middle Plane

Design Everywhere

Middle Plane.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.